25rhk220 10.3205/25rhk220 urn:nbn:de:0183-25rhk2200 Meeting Abstract Salih Salih Liza L

Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz

author Dreher Dreher Matthias M

Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz

author Marinoska Marinoska Tatjana T

Rheumazentrum Rheinland-Pfalz, Akutzentrum, Bad Kreuznach

author Schwarting Schwarting Andreas A

Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz Rheumazentrum Rheinland-Pfalz, Akutzentrum, Bad Kreuznach

author German Medical Science GMS Publishing House

Düsseldorf

610 20250917 engl This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Dieser Artikel ist ein Open-Access-Artikel und steht unter den Lizenzbedingungen der Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (Namensnennung). M0627 220 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie Deutsche Gesellschaft für Orthopädische Rheumatologie 53. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie (DGRh), 39. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Orthopädische Rheumatologie (DGORh) Deutscher Rheumatologiekongress 2025 Verschiedenes Wiesbaden 20250917 20250920 VS.11 TextBackground: Patients with rheumatic diseases are particularly limited in their manual activities . Handscupe® is an ergonomic medical device fabricated to meet the needs of rheumatic patients by improving hand function and symptoms.Methods: Handscupe® was given to 32 rheumatic patients (mainly presenting with rheumatoid arthritis) during a 3-week rehabilitation program. 26 Patients used handscupe® 60 minutes daily. The following parameters were collected: objective measures of hand function (hand grip strength measured by vigorimeter), patient reported outcome parameters like morning stiffness, level of pain and standardized questionnaires: FFbH (Hannover functional questionnaire), RAID (Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease), WHO-5 (Well-Being index), PHQ-9 (patient health questionnaire), laboratory parameters and disease activity scores (DAS28).Results: Initial DAS28 was 2.9±1.0. The majority of patients show increase in hand grip on the right hand (p <0,05) and improvement of overall well-being (WHO questionnaire, p <0,05). Disease activity measured by doctors and described by patients show contradicting results. Physicians see an objective improvement whereas the patients see a subjective slightly worsening of general disease activity. Discussion: The first results show a tendency for improvement in hand function and well-being.In this small study population of 26 patients, and with probable biases due to rehabilitation measures affecting the results, we cannot make a definitive statement about the effectiveness of handscupe® at this moment. The study shows a very promising trend and suggests satisfactory results in a confirmatory prospective randomized controlled clinical study of the effects of handscupe® in patients with rheumatic diseases. These positive tendencies could be verified involving a larger study population and an outpatient setting.Disclosure statement: The study was funded by iMEDgine. The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest. Bodur H Yilmaz O Keskin D Hand disability and related variables in patients with rheumatoid arthritis 2006 Rheumatol Int 541-4 Bodur H, Yilmaz O, Keskin D. Hand disability and related variables in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatol Int. 2006 Apr;26(6):541-4. DOI: 10.1007/s00296-005-0023-1 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-005-0023-1 0 0 0 0